Elmer's glue for wallpaper paste?

Awhile back my husband and I were trying to finish  our bathroom decor. I wanted to put some light cheery wallpaper on the walls since it's a tiny bathroom and there's like no room whatsoever for "decorating." I found some pretty paper at a goodwill in the US and brought it home to try in the bathroom.

There was just one problem. One BIG problem.

Our walls are stucco.
Meaning... you don't wallpaper them. At least not without some super special, super expensive glue.
Obviously we wanted to use the cheapest possible solution. My husband was all for trying PVA glue, while I was a bit more leery of the outcome.

In the end we decided to give it a try.

At first I tried to do it by myself. Bad idea. I felt like Nancy on Summer Magic, when she tries to hang wallpaper by herself.
When my husband got home he laughed at me for awhile and then finally helped me hang the wallpaper. I wouldn't say it was the best idea we've had, but the point is we actually wallpapered stucco walls with PVA glue. Is that brilliant or what?

So....
if any of you feel a strange urge to try some crazy but economical.... give it a go!

Wallpaper paste, or adhesive, usually sells for around $10.00 per quart.
We paid $30.00 pesos. ($2.50 dollars) Plus, we only used maybe half of it for two walls.

So not that you're convinced about how cheap it is here's how to do it.

Mix 2 parts glue with 1 part room temp water. Measure and cut your paper and then just apply your glue as you would regular wallpaper paste.
When putting the paper on the wall you need AT LEAST two people and lots of wet sponges. Especially on stucco walls. It takes much longer for the glue to adhere to stucco, so you'll need to rub it down with a wet sponge for several minutes.
It does make a bit of a mess, but so does any wallpapering project.

Have fun!

Sweet 'n moist corn bread

 3 cups corn kernels (fresh, frozen or canned)
2 cups flour
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 Tbls baking powder
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 sticks (135gr.) butter, melted

Preheat oven to 300 F. Grease and flour one 9x9 baking pan. Blend all ingredients together in blender, and pour into pan.
Bake for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Note: to make a heaver, sweeter bread add two eggs and 1/4 cup sugar.

Wallpaper sample bookmarks

These beautiful little bookmarks are simply a snap to make! I love how quick and easy they are. (Not to mention how cheap!) I got these pretty samples from Anthropologie. You can request free samples here.

Supplies necessary

Wallpaper swatches
Glue stick
Scissors
Hole punch
Ribbon

Step 1
These swatches come glued to a thick paper a few inches larger than the sample paper. Gently take one side of the paper and pull it back to the center.
Tip: The glue will soften and peel very easily if its moist. To moisten carefully hold the paper over steaming water until it feels pliable and the two papers come apart easily. BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO LET THE STEAM BURN YOU!

Step 2
Trim off the extra paper from around the pretty paper. Cut the thick paper exactly down the center. Measure it, or just guess to get it right.

Step 3 Fold the pretty paper around the thick paper in the center.

Step 4
Glue the wallpaper to the thick center piece.

Step 5
Punch a whole in the top center and add your ribbon.
Tip: To finish ribbon ends carefully hold the ends next to a candle flame to melt them.

And your done! Beautiful aren't they?!